Front Porch: Pearl Districttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/frontporch/27752010-04-17T20:17:33ZReal estate news articles from The Oregonian's Ryan FrankMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceAfter condo bust, Gerding Edlen rebuilds itself for green economytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.44494782010-04-17T20:17:33Z2010-04-17T20:36:13ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Gerding Edlen expanded quickly during the real estate boom with condos in Portland, LA and Bellevue. CEO Mark Edlen has brought in some new players to help reposition the company for a green economy.Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Gerding Edlen expanded quickly during the real estate boom with condos in Portland, LA and Bellevue. CEO Mark Edlen has brought in some new players to help reposition the company for a green economy.]]>
Q1 condo report: Hoyt Street Properties' slow sales at the Encore and Joe Weston’s big bet to stay in the gametag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.4446141.201004162025422010-04-16T20:30:40Z2010-04-17T03:25:42ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: More than two years after sales open, the Encore has just 17 sales and accounts for one-third of all new condos for sale in downtown Portland. Joe Weston, an investor in the project, explains his plan and some side benefits for Encore residents of slow sales.
Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: More than two years after sales open, the Encore has just 17 sales and accounts for one-third of all new condos for sale in downtown Portland. Joe Weston, an investor in the project, explains his plan and some side benefits for Encore residents of slow sales.
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Top 5: 2010 downtown Portland condo sales off to sluggish starttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.44459992010-04-16T19:16:45Z2010-04-16T19:23:23ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Group urges city to push harder on Trail Blazers in Memorial Coliseum talks / Bank-owned Mt. Hood development site goes up for auction / Tax credit makes home builders feel slightly better about the world / Single-family housing starts in March down slightly from FebruaryRyan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Group urges city to push harder on Trail Blazers in Memorial Coliseum talks / Bank-owned Mt. Hood development site goes up for auction / Tax credit makes home builders feel slightly better about the world / Single-family housing starts in March down slightly from February]]>
Top 5: Contractor files $215,000 lien against Pearl District’s Broadstone Enso apartmentstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.44214442010-04-09T16:55:23Z2010-04-09T17:05:40ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: EPA puts new lead-paint safety rules into effect April 22 / Rose Garden earns LEED gold rating / Fannie and Freddie mortgage volume down in Q1 / Suits and liensRyan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: EPA puts new lead-paint safety rules into effect April 22 / Rose Garden earns LEED gold rating / Fannie and Freddie mortgage volume down in Q1 / Suits and liens]]>
Top 5: Apartment vacancies in downtown Portland twice as high as regional average (Update 1)tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.44177162010-04-08T17:28:41Z2010-04-08T21:24:08ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Jackson County: More than half of Q1 home sales REO, short sale / ZGF Architects scores $61 million contract to design Homeland Security’s D.C. HQ / Prime mortgage troubles still rising, but subprime delinquencies fall for first time in 4 years / Suits and liensRyan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Jackson County: More than half of Q1 home sales REO, short sale / ZGF Architects scores $61 million contract to design Homeland Security’s D.C. HQ / Prime mortgage troubles still rising, but subprime delinquencies fall for first time in 4 years / Suits and liens]]>
Portland State University students pitch new vision for Harsch Investment's Pearl District propertiestag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43966092010-04-01T22:30:00Z2010-04-01T18:07:59ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Eight PSU grad students propose middle-class housing on the properties at 13th Ave. and West Burnside, now home to Everyday Music.Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Eight PSU grad students propose middle-class housing on the properties at 13th Ave. and West Burnside, now home to Everyday Music.]]>
Lunchtime reading: NYT on Portland's strategy for Old Town revivaltag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.4362829.201003240700332010-03-24T18:45:00Z2010-03-24T14:00:33ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: An eight-story apartment building rising along Northwest Broadway will house the homeless as part of the city's push to turn around the long-struggling pocket of downtown.Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: An eight-story apartment building rising along Northwest Broadway will house the homeless as part of the city's push to turn around the long-struggling pocket of downtown.]]>
Top 5: Saks shuts Portland store as chain executes plan to close money-losing outletstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43627742010-03-24T13:34:53Z2010-03-24T13:46:49ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Molly Murphy Crowley, co-founder of Cronin & Caplan realty company, dies at 71 / Public vote on Beaverton urban renewal district gets pushed back / Amid objections, Portland mayor pushes ahead on Memorial Coliseum work / MBA: Mortgage applications stuck at 1997 levels last weekRyan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Molly Murphy Crowley, co-founder of Cronin & Caplan realty company, dies at 71 / Public vote on Beaverton urban renewal district gets pushed back / Amid objections, Portland mayor pushes ahead on Memorial Coliseum work / MBA: Mortgage applications stuck at 1997 levels last week]]>
Top 5: RMLS: Clark County housing market holds steady in Februarytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43355452010-03-18T16:50:28Z2010-03-18T16:56:04ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Duin: An organic real estate revival on Southwest Stark / Auction of Eugene condos shows that FHA financing drives the market / Home equty lending falls 34% in 2009 / Suits and liensRyan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Duin: An organic real estate revival on Southwest Stark / Auction of Eugene condos shows that FHA financing drives the market / Home equty lending falls 34% in 2009 / Suits and liens]]>
Top 5: McCormick Pier tops downtown Portland condo market in distressed sales; John Ross No. 2tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43221512010-03-15T19:10:28Z2010-03-15T19:18:33ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: U.S. home builders’ confidence falls again in March / Tighter FHA rules cause more problems for condo developers / Refinancings account for more than two-thirds of U.S. mortgages in 2009 / UO No. 98 in college town housing affordability; OSU No. 99
Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: U.S. home builders’ confidence falls again in March / Tighter FHA rules cause more problems for condo developers / Refinancings account for more than two-thirds of U.S. mortgages in 2009 / UO No. 98 in college town housing affordability; OSU No. 99
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Top 5: Portland condo prices down 30% in February from original list pricestag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43123922010-03-12T19:25:41Z2010-03-12T19:38:16ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Regulators order Portland’s Albina Community Bank to improve loans, raise capital / Federal program would pay homeowners, banks to encourage short sales / Jumbo share of mortgage market slipped to 5% in 2009 / Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rise in Q4Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Regulators order Portland’s Albina Community Bank to improve loans, raise capital / Federal program would pay homeowners, banks to encourage short sales / Jumbo share of mortgage market slipped to 5% in 2009 / Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rise in Q4]]>
Top 10 (catching up edition): CenterCal halts Bridgeport-style complex in Oregon Citytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.43086922010-03-11T21:49:34Z2010-03-11T22:01:57ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Portland mayor postpones vote on Memorial Coliseum’s future / International School drops bid for Customs House / Activist raise worries about delays for South Waterfront affordable housing / Tualatin, a test case for new urban renewal law, gets OK from school district / And more ...Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Portland mayor postpones vote on Memorial Coliseum’s future / International School drops bid for Customs House / Activist raise worries about delays for South Waterfront affordable housing / Tualatin, a test case for new urban renewal law, gets OK from school district / And more ...]]>
Griffin: A look at Portland's next redevelopment priority: The Rose Quartertag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.42629042010-02-27T15:40:38Z2010-02-27T19:39:52ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Central City Concern is remaking the old, worn-out Ramada Inn into low-income housing.Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Central City Concern is remaking the old, worn-out Ramada Inn into low-income housing.]]>
Pearl District’s MachineWorks scores GSA tenant from Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt remodeltag:blog.oregonlive.com,2010:/frontporch//2775.42459172010-02-23T18:48:25Z2010-02-23T21:01:15ZFRONT PORCH BLOG: Al Solheim's office space at 14th and Northrup is 90 percent full with the signing of the Indian Health Services agency.Ryan Frank, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/rfrank/index.html
FRONT PORCH BLOG: Al Solheim's office space at 14th and Northrup is 90 percent full with the signing of the Indian Health Services agency.]]>